Abandoned piglet is lost and hound: Giant farm dog saves baby pig's
bacon by adopting it as one of its own

By Liam Milller04th September
2009

A giant farm dog and a tiny piglet cuddle up as if they were family
after the baby runt was dismissed by its own mother.

Surrogate mum
Katjinga, an eight-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, took on motherly duties for
grunter Paulinchen - a tiny pot-bellied pig - and seems to be taking the
adoption in her stride.

Lonely Paulinchen was luckily discovered moments
from death and placed in the care of the dog who gladly accepted it as one of
her own. Thankfully for the two-week old mini porker, Katjinga fell in love with
her at first sight and saved her bacon.